J. R. Clark earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Poly­technic Institute and currently holds the Probasco Distin­guished Chair at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He has authored and co-authored more than 100 academic publications. Prior to coming to UTC, Clark was with the Joint Council on Economic Education in New York, chaired a large economics department in New Jersey, held the Hendrix Chair at UT Martin, and was a research fellow at Princeton University. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Mont Pelerin Society and Secretary/Treasurer of both the Southern Economic Association and the Association for Private Enterprise Education. His address is J-Clark@​utc.edu.